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Consider what your environment sounds like … or doesn’t sound like.

Whether your workspace is a corporate office or a heavy industrial facility, excessive noise can be distracting and dangerous. At Oeler Industries, Inc., we understand that a comfortable acoustic environment contributes greatly to productivity and safety. We also understand the challenges of achieving those objectives. With an appreciation for aesthetically pleasing designs and detail, we will customize a solution for you.

The Abc’s of acoustics

To solve a particular noise issue, it is important to first know the basics of how sound works. There are three ways to control sound, Absorption, Blocking, (sometimes referred to as “soundproofing”), and Coverage.

ABSORPTION

BLOCKING

COVERAGE

Acoustic absorption refers to a material, structure or object absorbing sound energy when sound waves collide with it, as opposed to reflecting the energy. Part of the absorbed energy is transformed into heat and part is transmitted. Absorption materials are typically used to treat reverberant spaces.

Sound Blocking is commonly called sound proofing and is used to block sound from transmitting into adjacent areas or workstations. In general, if the source of unwanted sound is generated in another room, space, or from the outside and is transferring through a wall, ceiling, or floor into your space, then you need sound blocking products.Read More

Sometimes it is impossible or impractical to block or absorb unwanted noise. In those instances, sound masking is used to “cover” the unwanted sound. Sound masking is the addition of natural or artificial sound (such as white noise or pink noise) into an environment to cover up unwanted sound by using auditory masking.Read More